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Re: 2x4 brick colors
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lugnet.color
Date: 
Wed, 25 May 2005 19:57:01 GMT
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In lugnet.color, Troy Cefaratti wrote:


   I believe it is because many of the “non-standard” colors are often used as accent/detail pieces in sets, or for decorative purposes. As such, you end up with them in the smaller sizes and in oddball parts.


That’s certainly true. It’s really frustrating to have a mere handful of parts in some color (for instance, I think I have exactly two purple 1x2 bricks from some Harry Potter set and no other purple (leaving aside some minifig torsos)), so you can never build MOCs with these color schemes. I suppose the answer is that I should get more creator buckets and odd sets like the pumpkin set or Belville sets to get more “odd” colors.

Bruce



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  Re: 2x4 brick colors
 
(...) I don't think it's fair to say that you could "never" build a MOC with those color schemes. I built (URL) house> with only purple parts from 6 copies of the (URL) Mini Knight's Bus>. I'd guess that you could build a house from one copy of the (...) (19 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.color, FTX)

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  Re: 2x4 brick colors
 
(...) I believe it is because many of the "non-standard" colors are often used as accent/detail pieces in sets, or for decorative purposes. As such, you end up with them in the smaller sizes and in oddball parts. It is rare for a set to be made up (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.color)

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